Applying to freshman-year honors programs and honors housing Honors Programs
Honors Application for Fall 2010 Now Closed
The freshman honors programs are no longer accepting applications or recommendations for the Fall 2010 semester.
If you’re looking for more than the usual academic challenges, you may want to apply to one of the freshman honors programs.
Honors classes are typically smaller than regular classes and offer an atmosphere that encourages intellectual exploration and engagement. Outside the classroom, honors students interact with faculty and fellow honors students in Honors Residence Halls or in the Joynes Reading Room in the University Honors Center. Honors students also enjoy social and recreational activities together like taking part in special honors dinners and playing on intramural sports teams.
Freshman Honors Programs
Business Honors Program
» Priority deadline: November 1, 2009 | Regular deadline: December 15, 2009
The Business Honors Program is a highly-selective program that enrolls about 100 students each fall. Modeled after case-based MBA programs, accelerated courses focus on class discussions and presentations, group collaborations and analytical exercises.
If you’re interested in applying to the Business Honors Program and have questions about the program, contact one of the BHP Student Recruiters.
Dean’s Scholars Honors Program in Natural Sciences
» Recommended deadline: December 1, 2009 | Deadline: December 15, 2009
A selective, broad-based honors degree program that emphasizes community research and individual discovery. The Dean’s Scholars Honors Program offers individualized faculty advising, special honors classes and hands-on research training and experience.
Dean’s Scholars Honors applicants are highly encouraged to submit their honors application and the Admission and Scholarship sections of the ApplyTexas Application by December 1 so they may be considered for possible scholarship opportunities.
Engineering Honors Program
» Deadline: December 15, 2009
The Engineering Honors Program provides limited sections of honors-level classes, research opportunities, seminars and membership to the Engineering Honors Council to a select group of students.
Liberal Arts Honors Program
» Deadline: December 18, 2009
The Liberal Arts Honors Program offers the community experience of a small liberal arts college while providing access to the unparalleled resources of a large research university.
Liberal Arts Honors students choose from a variety of honors courses in preparation for advanced work in Liberal Arts majors. Program advisers emphasize honors options at UT Austin, study abroad programs and internships. Liberal Arts Honors students graduate broadly and deeply prepared for professional and civic leadership. Many go on to attain graduate degrees.
Plan II Honors Program
» Priority deadline: November 1, 2009 | Regular deadline: December 15, 2009
The Plan II Honors Program is recognized as one of the most respected and selective honors programs in the country. It offers a strenuous interdisciplinary curriculum in the arts and sciences and the flexibility to incorporate other majors and degrees.
The program includes year-long courses, small seminar classes, independent study and flexible major concentrations.
Turing Scholars Program in Computer Sciences
» Deadline (Extended): January 31, 2010
The Turing Scholars Honors Program offers an intensive, accelerated path through the core Computer Sciences curriculum that culminates in undergraduate research in the junior and senior years.
Applying to Freshman Honors Programs
• Apply to honors programs using the online honors application. (Available in August 2010 for Fall 2011 applicants.)
• Review Special Instructions for applying to honors programs.
Honors programs available to incoming freshmen are connected to the area of study the student is pursuing. If you’re interested in applying to an honors program, you must complete and submit the online honors program application by the specified deadline (reference the list of honors programs above).
Most freshman honors programs only accept students who apply for admission for the fall semester. Students applying for the spring or summer should contact the honors program(s) in which they’re interested to learn more about applying.
Special Instructions for Applying
You may apply for an honors program only after you’ve submitted the ApplyTexas Application for Freshman Admission at www.applytexas.org. Before applying to an honors program or beginning the honors application process, review the Special Instructions page for important information about applying to honors programs.
Some programs also require applicants to submit additional items; details are available as part of the online honors application process and on the Honors Programs Special Instructions page on Be a Longhorn.
Honors Housing
All prospective freshmen who are applying to an honors program are also eligible to apply for on-campus honors housing once their application for admission is complete. The Honors Residence Halls offer special support, services and a close-knit community for first-year students participating in honors programs.
If you think that you might be interested in living in honors housing, apply for housing as soon as your entire application for admission is complete. The housing office will then send you a housing contract. On your housing contract you may specify honors housing as your first choice residence hall. There are three honors halls from which you may choose: Andrews, Blanton or Carothers.